Algeria

Historical figures born in Algeria

2,235 notable historical figures were born in Algeria. These are the most notable:

Algeria ranks #52 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Lithuania, Colombia and Pakistan.

By era

• Ancient: 12
• Medieval: 3
• Modern: 25

By occupation

• Politician: 17
• Writer/Author: 15
• Monarch/Royalty: 11
• Soldier/Officer: 8
• Philosopher: 7
• Poet: 5
• Novelist: 5
• Head of State/President: 5

• Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430, Religion)
• Albert Camus (1913 to 1960, Philosophy)
• Macrinus (164 to 218, Politics)
• Jacques Derrida (1930 to 2004, Philosophy)
• Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945, Politics)
• Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948, Philosophy)
• Saint Monica (332 to 387, Religion)
• Tariq ibn Ziyad (670 to 720, Military)
• Ahmed Ben Bella (1916 to 2012, Politics)
• Houari Boumédiène (1932 to 1978, Politics)
• Apuleius (125 to 170, Literature)
• Juba II (52 BC to 23 BC, Politics)
• Jugurtha (160 BC to 104 BC, Politics)
• Yves Saint Laurent (1936 to 2008, Arts & Music)
• Kahina (668 to 703, Politics)
• Hélène Cixous (born 1937, Literature)
• Ptolemy of Mauretania (9 BC to 40, Politics)
• Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898 to 1977, Politics)
• Jacques Attali (born 1943, Science)
• Mohamed Boudiaf (1919 to 1992, Politics)
• Chadli Bendjedid (1929 to 2012, Politics)
• Alphonse Juin (1888 to 1967, Military)
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (born 1933, Science)
• Ferhat Abbas (1899 to 1985, Literature)
• Liamine Zéroual (1941 to 2026, Politics)
• Yasmina Khadra (born 1955, Literature)
• Abd al-Mu'min (1094 to 1163, Politics)
• Nadir Larbaoui (born 1949, Politics)
• Syphax (250 BC to 202 BC, Politics)
• Drusilla (daughter of Ptolemy of Mauretania) (38 to 79, Politics)
• Larbi Ben M'hidi (1923 to 1957, Politics)
• Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830 to 1863, Other)
• Djamila Bouhired (born 1935, Politics)
• Martianus Capella (360 to 428, Literature)
• Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856 to 1942, Military)
• Abdelkader Bensalah (1941 to 2021, Politics)
• Assia Djebar (1936 to 2015, Literature)
• Juba I of Numidia (85 BC to 46 BC, Politics)
• Tin Hinan (350 to ?, Politics)
• Lakhdar Belloumi (born 1958, Sports)

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